Torch (song)
"Torch" | ||||
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Single by Soft Cell | ||||
B-side | "Insecure Me" | |||
Released | 7 May 1982 | |||
Format | 7-inch single, 12-inch single | |||
Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
Label | Some Bizzare | |||
Writer(s) | Marc Almond, David Ball | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Thorne | |||
Soft Cell singles chronology | ||||
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"Torch" is a song by English synthpop duo Soft Cell. It was released as a single in 1982 and in mid-June peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart,[1] ranking 45 for the year. It also reached number 31 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart [2] and number 12 in the Netherlands.[3]
Singer Marc Almond duets towards the end of the song with Cindy Ecstasy, a rapper from New York, who sings slightly off-key in an approximation of an Estuary English accent.
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